Advocate Like a CaptainIf you’re a woman chasing leadership in aviation or aerospace, here’s the cold, hard truth: you’ll need to advocate for yourself loudly, early, and unapologetically.Start here: Say what you want. Don’t hint - declare. Track everything. Your hours, your wins, your rescues, your strategic saves. Keep the logbook tight. Build alliances. Find mentors and allies - but also be one. Leave if you must. Loyalty is great. Growth is better. Remember your worth. Even when someone trie...
Let me set the scene: It’s 0600 and I’m walking toward a helicopter, headset in one hand, checklist in the other, full flight uniform on. A rig worker squints at me and says, “Wait, you the pilot?” I smile. “Nope. I just dress like this to hand out snacks. The actual pilot’s inside my makeup case.” Welcome to offshore oil and gas aviation - where the platforms are swaying, the winds are howling, and the assumptions about women are stuck somewhere in 1953.From Couch Flights to Cockpit R...
An independent source recently compared three potential future aviation/airline models for the entire Caribbean. The conclusion was as follows:The CARIBAVIA Alliance approach—starting with summits, then evolving into a Caribbean Airlift Council, training institute, and knowledge hub—has the highest likelihood of sustainable success. It balances feasibility, stakeholder engagement, and a strategic pathway toward deeper integration, making it the strongest candidate to advance Caribbean aviation...
Forget jets as symbols of opulence. What’s happening now goes far beyond luxury: business aviation is becoming the new aerial highway of the region—a strategic, parallel infrastructure connecting deals, resources, and government agendas in territories where commercial aviation falls short, or arrives too late.This isn’t an isolated trend or a playground for the ultra-rich. It’s a logistical and cultural revolution—a phenomenon backed by hard data, visible in projections, and increasingly obvious...
When Ministers attend an industry conference, it is usually formal and decorous and just for an hour as to show that they have other more important things on their mind. And their short attendance comes over like a favor. They may even attend the lunch. But then they sneak out.Last week at CARIBAVIA on St.Barth I experienced something noteworthy, seldom, and had the privilege to meet someone distinctly else: Charles ‘Max’ Fernandez – Minister of Tourism, Civil Aviation, Transportation and Invest...
We're all making some crucial choices.Purchasing an aircraft is a significant choice for an airline, an operator, a country, or a lessor. Before choosing an aircraft type, many hours of planning, examination, and comparison was done. Return on investment, business strategy, business plan, etc. Highly skilled experts present crucial information on aircraft types, benefits, and questions to bring up. Accountants with a thorough understanding of profitability and return on investment. However,...
Avionics is the "brain" and "nervous system" of the aviation industry, and its importance is self-evident. From the end of the 20th century to the present, the global avionics industry has experienced the transformation from traditional mechanical to all-digital, networked, integrated, and intelligent. With the continuous innovation of technology and the constant growth of market demand, the avionics industry has become one of the most dynamic fields in the aviation industry.Globally, the rapid...
According to the Civil Aviation Market Outlook 2024, global airlines are forecast to require nearly 44,000 new civil aircraft by 2043. The latest aircraft deliveries over the next 20 years represent a 3% increase over last year's forecast as air travel fully recovers and even exceeds pre-epidemic demand. The outlook also predicts that emerging markets and global single-aisle market demand will continue to be the key growth drivers for civil aviation. Air travel demand growth continues to outpace...
